JP2014211999A - Lever type connector - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector with good assemblability of a lever to a housing and with high operation reliability of the lever.SOLUTION: Shaft parts 33 project on both sides of a housing 20, and enlargement prevention walls 35 for releasing an interior space 37 are provided on the shaft part 33 sides. A lever 60 is formed into a gate-like shape by a coupling part 61 and a pair of arms 62, and is mounted to the housing 20 rotatably between an assembling position, an initial position and a fitting position. An arm plate 62 has a thin part 66 and a thick part 67. The thin part 66 of the arm plate 62 is enlarged by interference with the shaft parts 33 at the assembling position, and enters into the interior space 37 of the enlargement prevention wall 35 of the housing 20. The thick part 67 of the arm plate 62 enters into the interior space 37 of the enlargement prevention wall 35 during a process for moving from the initial position to the fitting position.

Description

  The present invention relates to a lever-type connector.

  The lever-type connector disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a housing that can be fitted into a mating housing and a lever that is rotatably attached to the housing. A pair of shaft portions (rotating shafts) project from both side surfaces of the housing, and a pair of spread prevention walls (protective walls) each having an internal space open are provided on the shaft portion side. Yes. The lever has a gate shape as a whole with a connecting portion (operation portion) and a pair of arm plates (arm portions) protruding from both ends of the connecting portion. The arm plate is provided with a bearing hole that receives the shaft portion and a cam groove that engages with the cam pin of the mating housing.

  When the lever is assembled, the arm plate is expanded and deformed by interference with the shaft, and then the shaft is elastically fitted into the bearing hole of the arm plate so that the lever can be pivoted about the shaft. Is done. In the process of fitting the two housings, the lever is rotated with the cam pin engaged with the cam groove of the arm plate, and the fitting operation of the two housings proceeds by the boosting action exerted along with the lever. It has become. In addition, when the arm plate tries to expand due to the fitting force acting on the lever during the fitting process of both housings, the arm plate comes into contact with the expansion preventing wall facing in the expansion direction, and further expansion is performed. Operation is restricted. Therefore, a situation in which the arm plate is inadvertently detached from the shaft portion due to excessive expansion of the arm plate is avoided. In this case, since the thin wall portion of the arm plate comes into contact with the thick wall portion of the expansion preventing wall, the rigidity of the expansion preventing wall is ensured and the overlapping portion of the arm plate and the thin wall portion is excessive. It is made not to become thick.

JP 2002-164115 A

  However, in the above case, since the gap between the arm plate and the expansion preventing wall is narrow, when the arm plate interferes with the shaft portion and bends and deforms, the expansion preventing wall is pressed against the arm plate and bulged and deformed. There was a risk that the assembly resistance would be excessive. On the other hand, if the arm plate is made thinner and the gap between the arm plate and the expansion prevention wall is widened, the workability at the time of assembly can be improved, but the excessive expansion operation of the arm plate can be achieved. Since it is allowed, there is a possibility that the arm plate cannot be reliably prevented from coming off the shaft portion.

  The present invention has been completed based on the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector that has good lever assembly with respect to a housing and high lever operation reliability.

  The present invention is a housing which can be fitted into a mating housing, has shaft portions projecting on both side surfaces, and is provided with an expansion preventing wall formed by opening an internal space on the shaft portion side. The connecting portion and the arm plate projecting from both ends of the connecting portion form a gate shape as a whole, and are assembled to the housing, and the assembly position, the initial position, and the fitting position are sequentially rotated around the shaft portion. In the assembled position, after the arm plate is expanded and deformed by interference with the shaft portion, the arm plate is elastically fitted to the shaft portion, and a part of the arm plate is In the state where it is accommodated in the internal space of the expansion preventing wall, it is assembled so as to straddle the housing, and in the initial position, the arm plate engages with the mating housing and maintains the engaged state while maintaining the initial state. Front from position The connector includes a lever that is rotated toward the mating position to exert a boosting action to advance the mating operation of the two housings. A thin-wall portion that enters the internal space of the opening prevention wall, and enters the internal space of the expansion prevention wall in the process from the initial position toward the fitting position, and the expansion prevention wall when excessively expanding. It has a feature in that it has a thick part that is thicker than the thin part.

At the assembly position, the thin portion of the arm plate enters the internal space of the expansion preventing wall, so that when the arm plate expands due to interference with the shaft portion, a sufficient space for the arm plate to escape can be secured. . Therefore, the sliding resistance due to the interference between the arm plate and the expansion preventing wall is not excessive, and the assembling workability is improved.
On the other hand, in the process where the arm plate moves from the initial position to the mating position, the thick part of the arm plate enters the internal space of the expansion preventing wall, so that the arm plate receiving the fitting force of both housings is excessively expanded. When trying to do so, it is possible to prevent the thick portion from coming into contact with the expansion preventing wall and the arm plate from coming out of the shaft portion.

In the lever-type connector of Example 1 of this invention, it is a top view of the state which has a lever in an assembly position. It is a top view in the state where a lever is in an initial position. It is a top view in the state where a lever exists in a fitting position. It is a principal part fracture | rupture top view in the state which has a lever in an initial position. It is a principal part fracture | rupture top view in the state which has a lever in a fitting position. It is a top view of a housing. It is a front view of a housing. It is a top view of a lever. It is a rear view of a lever. It is sectional drawing which looked at the state by which the lever was assembled | attached to the housing main body from the front view direction.

Preferred embodiments of the present invention are shown below.
The assembly position and the initial position are set to different positions. If it carries out like this, it will prevent that the thick part of an arm board enters into the interior space of an expansion prevention wall accidentally in an assembly position.

  The proportion of the thin portion in the entire arm plate is greater than the proportion of the thick portion. Thereby, the material cost of the arm plate can be reduced and the weight can be reduced.

  The thick part is provided along the outer peripheral edge of the arm plate. Thereby, the rigidity of the outer peripheral edge side of the arm plate can be ensured.

<Example 1>
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The lever-type connector 10 according to the first embodiment includes a housing 20 that can be fitted into a mating housing 90 and a lever 60 that is rotatably mounted on the housing 20.

  The mating housing 90 is made of synthetic resin, and has a substantially rectangular tube-shaped hood portion 91 that is long in the width direction (left-right direction in FIG. 4), as schematically shown in FIG. A pair of follower pins 92 project from the outer surfaces of both side walls (long side walls) of the hood portion 91. Each follower pin 92 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and is arranged at the center in the width direction of the front end portion on the outer surface of both side walls. A plurality of male tabs (not shown) protrude from the hood portion 91.

  The housing 20 is made of synthetic resin, and has a housing main body 21 and an electric wire cover 22 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the housing body 21 includes a substantially rectangular block-shaped terminal accommodating portion 23 that is long in the width direction, a substantially rectangular tubular fitting cylinder 24 that surrounds the outer periphery of the terminal accommodating portion 23, and a fitting cylinder. It has the connection part 25 (stopping stop wall) along the radial direction which connects the part 24 and the terminal accommodating part 23. FIG. A fitting space 26 into which the hood portion 91 of the mating housing 90 can enter is formed in front of the connecting portion 25 and between the fitting cylinder portion 24 and the terminal accommodating portion 23.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the terminal accommodating portion 23 is provided with a plurality of cavities 27. A terminal fitting (not shown) is inserted and accommodated in each cavity 27 from the rear. Each terminal fitting is connected to a terminal portion of an electric wire (not shown) by crimping, and is electrically connected to a corresponding male tab when the two housings 20 and 90 are fitted.

  The connecting portion 25 is configured to project from the outer peripheral surface of the housing body 21 in the radial direction, and as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the rear end portion 28 of the housing main body 21 is disposed so as to protrude rearward of the rear surface of the connecting portion 25, and both end portions in the width direction on both side surfaces (surfaces on the long side of the outer peripheral surface). Further, a pair of side surface cover lock portions 29 extending rearward from the rear surface of the connecting portion 25 are provided so as to project. In addition, a pair of end surface cover lock portions 31 extending rearward from the rear surface of the connecting portion 25 are provided on both end surfaces of the housing body 21 (surface on the short side of the outer peripheral surface).

  The electric wire cover 22 is made of a synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. 2, the electric wire cover 22 has a cap-like shape with the front and one side in the width direction (right side in FIG. 2) opened as a whole. And the electric wire cover 22 is arrange | positioned so that the rear-end part 28 of the housing main body 21 may be covered, and it is stopped by the rear surface of the connection part 25, and the edge of the width direction other side (left side of FIG. 2) is in that state. The side surface is locked by the end surface cover lock portion 31, and the side surface on one side in the width direction is locked by the side surface cover lock portion 29. In the case of the first embodiment, the end face cover lock portion 31 and the side cover lock portion 29 are provided on the left and right sides so that the opening on the one side in the width direction of the electric wire cover 22 can be handled in any direction in the left and right direction in FIG. It is installed in pairs on both sides. When the electric wire cover 22 is attached to the housing main body 21, a plurality of electric wires led out from the rear surface of the housing main body 21 are accommodated in the electric wire cover 22, and each electric wire is attached to the back plate 32 of the electric wire cover 22. It is bent along and is pulled out from the opening on one side in the width direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a pair of shaft portions 33 is provided at the approximate center in the width direction of both side surfaces of the rear end portion 28 of the housing body 21. Each shaft portion 33 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and as shown in FIG. 6, is protruded from a substantially rectangular base portion 34 in a plan view (or a bottom view). Further, a pair of expansion preventing walls 35 is provided in a portion of the fitting cylinder portion 24 that faces both side surfaces of the housing body 21. Each expansion preventing wall 35 is configured to bulge outward, and has a relief portion 36 that is recessed and formed at the rear edge thereof without being connected to the connecting portion 25 (a continuous wall 41 described later). Further, as shown in FIG. 4, an internal space 37 that can accommodate an arm plate 62 (described later) of the lever 60 is formed in the expansion prevention wall 35 so as to open rearward. As shown in FIG. 4, the internal space 37 is bordered by a substantially arc-shaped peripheral surface portion 38, and the outside is closed by a covering wall 39 as shown in FIG. 6. Of the rear edge of the cover wall 39, the portion corresponding to the relief portion 36 is configured to extend linearly along the width direction.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a pair of continuous walls 41 along the width direction are formed in the connecting portion 25 behind the relief portion 36 of each spread prevention wall 35. A pair of cutout recesses 42 is formed at a position substantially opposite the width direction of each continuous wall 41 at a position facing the shaft portion 33. In addition, a pair of introduction recesses 43 is formed at a position facing the shaft portion 33 at a substantially center in the width direction of each expansion prevention wall 35. The follower pins 92 of the mating housing 90 can enter the respective introduction recesses 43 from the front when the housings 20 and 90 are started to be fitted (see FIG. 4).

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the shaft portion 33 is visible from the front through the notch recess 42 and the introduction recess 43, and together with the notch recess 42 and the introduction recess 43 by pulling a mold (not shown) forward. The front portion of the shaft portion 33 is formed. Moreover, the axial part 33 is the state exposed to both back and the width direction in addition to the front.

  As shown in FIG. 6, a seal ring 70 is fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating portion 23 of the housing body 21. The seal ring 70 is made of rubber such as silicon rubber and has an annular shape that is in close contact with the outer peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating portion 23 over the entire circumference. On the outer peripheral surface of the seal ring 70, a plurality of outer peripheral lips 71 arranged in the front-rear direction are formed to circulate. Also, a plurality of inner peripheral lips (not shown) arranged in the front-rear direction are formed around the inner peripheral surface of the seal ring 70. The seal ring 70 is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating portion 23 from the front, and is disposed so as to be able to stop against the front surface of the connecting portion 25. When the two housings 20 and 90 are fitted together, each inner peripheral lip elastically adheres to the outer peripheral surface of the housing body 21 and each outer peripheral lip 71 elastically adheres to the inner peripheral surface of the hood portion 91. The seal ring 70 is elastically compressed between the two housings 20 and 90 so that the two housings 20 and 90 are sealed. The seal ring 70 is colored in a color different from that of the housing 20 and the lever 60 so that the visibility is good.

  Next, the lever 60 will be described. The lever 60 is made of synthetic resin, and as shown in FIG. 9, the connecting portion 61 along the height direction and the connecting portion 61 from both ends in the height direction are substantially in the width direction. It has a pair of arm plates 62 projecting in parallel, and has a gate shape as a whole. Each arm plate 62 is provided with a pair of bearing holes 63. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, each arm plate 62 is formed with a pair of cam grooves 64 (a confirmation window described later) that extends in a curved shape and opens at the outer peripheral edge of the arm plate 62. The cam groove 64 is configured to penetrate the arm plate 62 in the plate thickness direction except for an entrance portion that opens to the outer peripheral edge of the arm plate 62. A bridge portion 65 that covers the entrance portion of the cam groove 64 is provided on the outer surface of the outer peripheral edge portion of the arm plate 62.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the lever 60 is mounted on the terminal accommodating portion 23 of the housing main body 21 so as to straddle from the rear, and the shaft portion 33 is elastically fitted into the bearing hole 63, whereby the housing main body 21. The shaft portion 33 is supported so as to be rotatable. Specifically, the lever 60 is disposed with respect to the housing main body 21 at an assembly position (see FIG. 1) in which the connecting portion 61 is inclined to the right side in the drawing, and the connecting portion 61 is inclined to the left side in the drawing. And an initial position (see FIG. 2) and a fitting position (see FIG. 3) where the connecting portion 61 is inclined slightly to the right in the drawing.

  Further, when the lever 60 is assembled to the housing body 21, the continuous wall 41 of the connecting portion 25 is disposed close to the inside of each arm plate 62 as shown in FIG. Accordingly, when each arm plate 62 tries to tilt inward with the connecting position with the connecting portion 61 as a fulcrum, each arm plate 62 immediately comes into contact with the continuous wall 41 facing in the falling direction, and each arm plate 62 Further tilting is restricted, and each arm plate 62 is prevented from being excessively bent and deformed inward.

  Each arm plate 62 is formed with a thin portion 66 that is thinner than a thick portion 67 described later. The thin-walled portion 66 is disposed in a white area that is not hatched in the arm plate 62 in FIG. 4 and is formed in a wide range from the position where it is connected to the connecting portion 61 to the outer peripheral edge of the arm plate 62. Has been.

  The portion of each arm plate 62 excluding the thin portion 66 (the hatched region of the arm plate 62 in FIG. 4) is configured as a thick portion 67 that is thicker than the thin portion 66. The proportion of the thick portion 67 in the entire arm plate 62 is sufficiently smaller than the proportion of the thin portion 66. As shown in FIG. 9, the thick portion 67 is formed on the outer surface side of each arm plate 62, and the outer surface of the thick portion 67 is disposed outside the outer surface of the thin portion 66. Yes. On the other hand, the inner surface of the thick portion 67 is continuous with the inner surface of the thin portion 66 except for the boss portion 68 formed at the opening edge of the bearing hole 63. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the thick portion 67 is located between the bridge portion 65, the outer peripheral edge of the arm plate 62 and the cam groove 64 and extends along the outer peripheral edge of the arm plate 62. It is arranged from the bridge portion 65 to a position corresponding to the midway in the extending direction of the cam groove 64. A slit groove-like recess 59 is formed in the extending direction of the outer surface of the thick portion 67, and the portion corresponding to the recess 59 is a thin portion 66.

Next, assembly work and fitting work of the lever-type connector 10 of Example 1 will be described.
First, as shown in FIG. 1, the lever 60 is assembled to the housing body 21 at the assembly position. At the time of assembly, the lever 60 is attached from the rear to the housing body 21 to which the electric wire cover 22 is not attached. At this time, the thin portion 66 of each arm plate 62 is inserted into the internal space 37 of the expansion preventing wall 35, and a relatively large gap is formed between the covering wall 39 of the expansion preventing wall 35 and the thin portion 66. . During the assembly process, each arm plate 62 interferes with the shaft portion 33 and is spread outward with the connecting portion with the connecting portion 61 as a fulcrum. At this time, the thin-walled portion 66 of each arm plate 62 has the gap. By expanding in the range, it is avoided that the thin portion 66 interferes with the covering wall 39. Further, even if the thin portion 66 interferes with the cover wall 39, the amount of interference is small, so that the sliding resistance does not become particularly large. Thereby, the lever 60 is assembled at the assembly position with good workability.

  And in the said assembly position, as shown in FIG. 1, since the electric wire cover 22 is not mounted | worn with the housing main body 21, it becomes possible to largely fall the connection part 61 of the lever 60 to the right side of illustration. Further, at the assembly position, the thick part 67 is located behind the straight rear edge of the relief part 36 of the expansion preventing wall 35. Furthermore, in the assembly position, the inside of the recess of the relief portion 36 and the cam groove 64 of the lever 60 are arranged to communicate with each other in the height direction, and the seal ring 70 fitted to the outer peripheral surface of the housing body 21 and the seal ring 70 The continuous wall 41 of the connecting portion 25 that can be locked can be seen from the outside through the recess of the relief portion 36 and the cam groove 64. That is, the cam groove 64 functions as a confirmation window. In the case of Example 1, the entire front and rear width of the seal ring 70 is visible.

  Subsequently, the lever 60 is rotated toward the initial position side, and the wire cover 22 is attached to the housing body 21. When the lever 60 reaches the initial position, the connecting portion 61 is disposed on the left side in the figure, and the entrance of the cam groove 64 is directed forward and is disposed in communication with the introduction concave portion 43 of the expansion preventing wall 35 (see FIG. 4). Further, at the initial position, the thick portion 67 of each arm plate 62 enters the internal space 37 of the expansion preventing wall 35, and the assembly is performed between the covering wall 39 and the thick portion 67 of the expansion preventing wall 35. A smaller gap is formed than in the case of position. Further, even in the initial position, the seal ring 70 and the continuous wall 41 can be seen in the recess of the escape portion 36 and through the cam groove 64 (see FIG. 2).

  Next, the mating housing 90 is shallowly fitted into the housing body 21. Then, the hood portion 91 of the mating housing 90 enters the fitting space 26 of the housing 20, and the follower pin 92 is inserted into the entrance of the cam groove 64 through the introduction recess 43 as shown in FIG. 4. At this time, the hood portion 91 is located away from the seal ring 70, and the state where the seal ring 70 is visible is maintained.

  Subsequently, the lever 60 is rotated toward the fitting position while picking the connecting portion 61. Then, the follower pin 92 slides on the groove surface of the cam groove 64, and a boosting action is exerted between the lever 60 and the mating housing 90, and the mating housing 90 is attracted to the housing 20 with a low fitting force. As the fitting progresses, the seal ring 70 is gradually covered with the hood portion 91, and the visual recognition area of the seal ring 70 gradually decreases. Further, in the fitting process, the state in which the thick portion 67 of each arm plate 62 is inserted into the internal space 37 of the expansion preventing wall 35 is maintained. For this reason, when each arm plate 62 receives a fitting force and tries to expand outward, the thick wall portion 67 immediately comes into contact with the covering wall 39 of the expansion preventing wall 35, and each arm plate 62 is excessively moved. The situation where it is expanded is avoided.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, when the lever 60 reaches the fitting position, the connecting portion 61 abuts against the back plate 32 of the wire cover 22 and further rotation operation is restricted, and the follower pin 92 is It is located on the far end side of the cam groove 64. And both the housings 20 and 90 will be in the state normally fitted, and each terminal metal fitting will be conductively connected by the normal state to the corresponding male tab. Even when the lever 60 reaches the fitting position, as shown in FIG. 5, the state in which the thick portion 67 of each arm plate 62 is inserted into the internal space 37 of the spread prevention wall 35 is maintained. And in a fitting position, as shown in FIG. 3, the hood part 91 is arrange | positioned so that the contact part 25 can be stopped, and the whole seal ring 70 will be in the state coat | covered by the hood part 91. FIG. For this reason, although the hood part 91 and the continuous wall 41 can be seen through the recess of the relief part 36 and the cam groove 64, the seal ring 70 cannot be seen. Further, at the fitting position, the seal ring 70 is elastically sandwiched between the hood portion 91 and the housing main body 21, thereby ensuring a seal between the housings 20 and 90. Therefore, when the seal ring 70 is hidden by the hood portion 91, it can be determined that the two housings 20 and 90 have reached the normal fitting position and the seal between the two housings 20 and 90 is secured.

As described above, according to the lever connector 10 of the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
When the two housings 20 and 90 are fitted together, the seal ring 70 is hidden by the hood portion 91 through the cam groove 64, so that both the housings 20 and 90 are in a properly fitted state and the seal ring It can be determined through 70 that the seal is properly performed.

  Further, according to the first embodiment, in order to ensure the visibility of the seal ring 70, the housing 20 is not provided with a wall that covers the outside of the seal ring 70, and such a wall is positioned in front of the shaft portion 33. Therefore, the front portion of the shaft portion 33 can be easily formed together with the notch recess 42 and the introduction recess 43 by a mold that is pulled forward. In addition, since the mold structure is simplified, the degree of freedom in molding the shaft portion 33 can be increased, and the shaft portion 33 can be configured to be difficult to break.

  Furthermore, according to the lever-type connector 10 of the first embodiment, since the thin portion 66 of the arm plate 62 enters the internal space 37 of the expansion preventing wall 35 at the assembly position, the arm plate 62 interferes with the shaft portion 33. Therefore, when the arm plate 62 is expanded, a sufficient escape space (the gap) can be secured. Therefore, the sliding resistance due to the interference between the arm plate 62 and the expansion preventing wall 35 is not excessive, and the assembling workability is improved. On the other hand, in the process in which the arm plate 62 moves from the initial position to the fitting position, the thick portion 67 of the arm plate 62 enters the internal space 37 of the expansion preventing wall 35, so that the fitting force of both the housings 20 and 90 is received. When the arm plate 62 tries to expand excessively, the thick portion 67 can reliably come into contact with the expansion preventing wall 35 and the arm plate 62 can be prevented from coming out of the shaft portion 33. Therefore, the operation reliability of the lever 60 is improved.

  Moreover, since it is only necessary to provide a space in which the thin wall portion 66 expands in the internal space 37 of the expansion preventing wall 35 at the assembly position, there is no need to bulge the expansion preventing wall 35 to the outside. Can be avoided, and a sufficient thickness of the expansion preventing wall 35 can be secured.

  In this case, since the assembly position of the lever 60 and the initial position are set to be different from each other, the thick portion 67 of the arm plate 62 erroneously enters the internal space 37 of the spread prevention wall 35 at the assembly position. Is prevented.

  Further, since the proportion of the thin portion 66 in the entire arm plate 62 is larger than the proportion of the thick portion 67, the material cost of the arm plate 62 can be reduced and the weight of the lever 60 can be reduced. Can be realized. Furthermore, since the thick portion 67 is provided along the outer peripheral edge of the arm plate 62, the rigidity on the outer peripheral side of the arm plate 62 can be ensured.

<Other embodiments>
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following aspects are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.
(1) When the lever reaches the fitting position, a part of the seal ring may be visible from the outside. In this case, the fitting state of both housings and the sealing state of the seal ring can be confirmed by managing the visual recognition amount of the seal ring at the fitting position.
(2) When the cam groove is configured as a bottomed groove, a dedicated confirmation window for confirming the state of the seal ring may be provided on the lever.
(3) Depending on the case, the assembly position of the lever and the initial position may be set to the same position.
(4) The shaft portion and the expansion preventing wall may be provided on the electric wire cover.
(5) The thick portion may be formed by being built up on the inner surface side of the arm plate. Further, the thick portion may be formed by being built up on both the inside and outside surfaces of the arm plate.
(6) The lever may be a known rack-and-pinion or lever lever that does not have a cam groove.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Lever type connector 20 ... Housing 21 ... Housing main body 23 ... Terminal accommodating part 24 ... Fitting cylinder part 25 ... Connection part (stopping stop wall)
33 ... Shaft portion 35 ... Expansion preventing wall 36 ... Relief portion 37 ... Internal space 60 ... Lever 61 ... Connection portion 62 ... Arm plate 63 ... Bearing hole 64 ... Cam groove (confirmation window)
66 ... Thin part 67 ... Thick part 70 ... Seal ring 90 ... Counterpart housing 91 ... Hood part 92 ... Follower pin

Claims (4)

A housing that can be fitted into a mating housing, has a shaft projecting on both side surfaces, and is provided with an expansion preventing wall formed by opening an internal space on the shaft side,
The connecting part and the arm plate projecting from both ends of the connecting part form a gate shape as a whole, assembled to the housing, and the assembly position, initial position and fitting position can be rotated sequentially around the shaft part. In the assembled position, after the arm plate is expanded and deformed by interference with the shaft portion, the arm plate is elastically fitted to the shaft portion, and a part of the arm plate is expanded. In the state of being accommodated in the internal space of the opening prevention wall, it is assembled so as to straddle the housing, and in the initial position, the arm plate engages with the counterpart housing, and the initial position is maintained while maintaining the engaged state. A connector that includes a lever that exerts a boosting action and advances the fitting operation of both housings by being rotated toward the fitting position from
The arm plate enters the internal space of the spread prevention wall in the process from the initial position to the fitting position, and a thin portion that enters the internal space of the spread prevention wall at the assembly position. And a thick-walled portion having a thickness greater than that of the thin-walled portion, which can be brought into contact with the expansion-preventing wall during excessive expansion.   The lever type connector according to claim 1, wherein the assembly position and the initial position are set to be different from each other.   The lever connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a ratio of the thin portion in the entire arm plate is larger than a ratio of the thick portion.   The lever-type connector according to claim 3, wherein the thick portion is provided along an outer peripheral edge of the arm plate.

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